The proposed 2011-2012 Great Salt Bay Community School budget is nearly five percent – almost a quarter of a million dollars – higher than the preceding year’s budget.

Workers from Chesterfield Associates began construction on a long awaited Back River jetty project March 19 in Westport Island.

Gov. Paul LePage has directed the United States flag and the State of Maine flag be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Wed., March 30 in remembrance and honor of Game Warden Pilot Daryl Gordon.

The Damariscotta Police Dept. “has been recognized by the Maine Labor Relations Board as an official union,” according to Damariscotta Town Manager Greg Zinser.

The recently formed Edgecomb Bypass Taskforce Committee is scheduled to meet with MDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt March 22 in Augusta.

A convicted sex offender received a lengthy prison term at his sentencing in Lincoln County Superior Court March 8.

With the overall proposed budget down and no other significant changes from past years, “there shouldn’t be a lot of discussion” at this year’s annual Town Meeting in Nobleboro, March 19, said Dick Spear, Chairman of the Nobleboro Board of Selectmen.

The CLC YMCA officially launched a $1.2 million capitol campaign this week to build a new swimming pool.

After months of searching, Lt. John Allen of the Wiscasset Police Dept. is pleased to announce the hiring of Jason Warlick as the town’s newest full-time officer. Warlick, 31 of Bowdoinham, was previously a reserve officer for Wiscasset, Damariscotta, and Waldoboro.

The 10th Annual Chocolate Fest and Silent Auction to benefit Healthy Kids! will go on as planned Sat., Feb. 5 regardless of the weather forecast, which is presently highly variable. Evening hours may bring some snowfall or rain, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The Chocolate Fest runs from 7-9 p.m. at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle.

At an emotional hearing in Lincoln County Superior Court on Jan. 28, Roxann Berry, the woman accused of contributing to the death of Loren St. Cyr, was sentenced to 18 months confinement with all but 120 days suspended.

Weymouth House Community Initiatives (WHCI), a registered 501(c) non-profit organization based in Bristol, has recently begun a new initiative to expand its role in the midcoast community.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen authorized the Waldoboro Fire Department to purchase $11,546.60 in equipment to outfit a new fire truck purchased last year.

Kristie Houghton, the mother of a kindergartener at Great Salt Bay Community School and a member of the school’s parent-teacher organization (PTO) is leading an effort to upgrade the school’s playground.